How to Login to Windows 8 without Password

Situation 1: A Windows login password is necessary for the data security on your computer. But sometimes you may think that it is inconvenient and a waste of time to be stuck at the sign-in screen and need to type a password to login to Windows 8 each time you start your computer. So you want to bypass the logon screen and automatically login to your system.

How to login to Windows 8 without password

Cancel Windows 8 password – Automatically login without password

Cancel Windows 8 login password so that each time your computer starts or restarts, you can bypass the logon screen and automatically login without password even if you’ve set a login password for your Windows 8.

Step 1: Press Win + R keys to bring out Run dialog box. Then type control userpasswords2 or netplwiz.exe and hit Enter.

Step 2: The User Accounts dialog box opens. Select Users tab. Select the user account which you want to login to without password, and uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. Then click Apply button.

Step 3: On the Automatically sign in dialog box, type the user’s login password both in the Password and Confirm Password fields and then click OK to save changes.

After that, each time you start or restart your computer, you can skip the logon screen and automatically login to your Windows 8 without password.

Tips:

1. Make sure your entered password is correct, or you will fail to cancel your Windows 8 login password which will cause that you still need password to login.

2. If you use your computer in public, for your data security you are not recommended to cancel Windows 8 login password.

How to login Windows 8 without password after forgot password

When forgot the password for login to Windows 8, there are many ways you can choose to remove the forgotten password without login to Windows 8. Here introduce the quickest and easiest way.

4. You are asked if you agree to reset the password to blank. Just click Yes to confirm. Then your Windows 8 login password will be immediately removed.

Step 3: Reboot computer and login to Windows 8 without password.

After password is removed, click Reboot button and take out the USB or CD/DVD drive to reboot your computer. After computer boots up, you can login to your Windows 8 without password. (You won't be asked for password on the sign-in screen at all and can directly get to your Windows 8 desktop.)

In addition: You can also click the Add User button to add a new admin account without password by default. Then login to your Windows 8 as the new administrator account.